MajesticPug
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The maximum effective range is only achievable if the launcher aircraft is flying at high altitude and at speed without affected by ECM. In rear engagement against fleeing aircraft at high speed, the effective range would greatly reduced to less than 15Nm. This is why in modern BVR engagement, most of the launcher aircraft don't launch missiles at maximum effective range especially against agile fighters with range below 30miles during Iraq, Serbia war.
If J-10C is carrying just 2x PL-10E & 2x PL-15 up against 2x F-16V, the J-10C might launch 1 PL-15 at each F-16V at range of 80 miles or less (it won't be the maximum effective range at over 100miles anyway unless target is large aircraft with huge RCS & poor maneuverability). If F-16V carried AIM-120D, they too would launch at similar range. You don't expect 100% successful hit especially against fighters with proven avionics and well trained pilots as they would take evasive maneuver upon detecting spike and warning on their advanced RWR planning their spoofing moves. If the PL-15 managed to splash 1x F-16V, the other would have at least 3 or more AIM-120 remaining to launch at the lone J-10C that is desperate to get into visual range engagement. Question is, can the J-10C be lucky enough to spoof the remaining 3x AIM-120 from 2nd F-16V if it managed to spoof the first?
Your setting up the best scenario for the F16Vs (2 vs. 1) is just a what-if playbook when you play on your computer. In what-if situations, a Mig-19 could gun down a F-15E or a blind cat could catch a mouse. Thanks for the laugh.